Non-random links

There have been some brilliant, and touching articles posted online recently. These don't deserve to be shunted to a "Randomness" post, which is for fun weirdness and simple beauty. These are deeper than that. So, here are some articles you might want to read:

First, everyone has been linking to Ta Nahisi-Coates's post on "Compassion" and for good reason. If you haven't read it, you should.

In this society, we view compassion as a favor, something along the lines of forgiveness extended...